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vindicate sb/sth
vindicate 后接事物名词（如 theory、decision）时意为“证明……正确”；接人时意为“证明……无辜”。
The new data vindicated his theory.
新数据证明了他的理论是正确的。
维护；支持；为…辩护
vindicates — third person singular of vindicate
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维护；支持；为…辩护
to defend or support an idea, right, or claim
The new data vindicated his theory.
新数据证明了他的理论是正确的。
洗清(罪名、嫌疑或批评)。
To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
用证据证明......正当。
To justify by providing evidence.
维护或捍卫(事业)以对抗反对。
To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
被证明合理、正确或正当。
To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
vindicate
Base
原形
vindicates
3rd person
第三人称单数
vindicating
-ing
现在分词
vindicated
Past
过去式
vindicated
Past participle
过去分词
The evidence vindicates her decision.
证据证明她的决定是正确的。
The court vindicated him after ten years.
十年后，法院证明他是清白的。
New research has vindicated the theory.
新研究已经证明这一理论是正确的。
及物动词；宾语可以是人（证明无辜）或行为、决定、理论等（证明正确）。注意重音在第一音节。
The security footage vindicated the employee, who had been wrongly blamed for the theft.
监控录像证明了这名员工的清白，他曾被错误地指责偷了东西。
She was completely vindicated when the real culprit confessed.
当真正的罪犯承认时，她完全被证明是清白的。
The investigation vindicated him, showing that his report had been accurate all along.
调查证明他是正确的，表明他的报告从一开始就是准确的。
vindicate 后接事物名词（如 theory、decision）时意为“证明……正确”；接人时意为“证明……无辜”。
The new data vindicated his theory.
新数据证明了他的理论是正确的。
被动形式 be vindicated 强调某人被证明无辜或正确，通常后接 by 引出证据、调查或裁决。
She was vindicated by the final verdict.
最终裁决证明她是清白的。
反身形式 vindicate oneself 表示通过行动或言论证明自己正确或无辜。
He vindicated himself with a strong argument.
他用有力的论证证明了自己。
Not this
The accused finally vindicated.
Use this
The accused was finally vindicated.
vindicate 是及物动词，必须有宾语；当主语是被证明清白的人时，要用被动语态 be vindicated，不能像不及物动词一样直接说 sb vindicated。
Not this
The new evidence vindicated that she was innocent.
Use this
The new evidence vindicated her.
vindicate 后接被证明清白的人或事物作宾语，不能接 that 从句；要表达“证明某人无辜”应把某人直接放在宾语位置。
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证明决定正确；为决定辩护
The results vindicated her decision to invest in the project.
结果证明了她投资该项目的决定是正确的。
证明主张正确
Later research vindicated her claim about the ancient city.
后来的研究证明了她关于那座古城的说法是正确的。
证明某人无辜
New evidence vindicated the wrongly accused man.
新证据证明了那名被冤枉的男子是无辜的。
维护自己的权利
They used the law to vindicate their rights.
他们利用法律维护自己的权利。
神啊，求你为我伸冤，向不敬虔的民为我辩护，救我脱离诡诈不义的人！
Psalm 43 opens with a plea to God to vindicate the psalmist.
诗篇43篇以恳求神为诗人伸冤开篇。
我被证明是对的，我很自私，我很破碎。
'Vindicated' by Dashboard Confessional expresses a feeling of being proven right after a struggle.
Dashboard Confessional 的《Vindicated》表达了在挣扎后被证明是对的这种感觉。
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记忆：法庭上律师举起证据高喊“I vindicate!”——证明无辜、维护名誉，让真相大白。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal discourse、academic argument vindicate 多用于正式语域，尤其在法律或学术语境中表示“证明…无辜”或“维护、支持”。日常口语中较少见，通常可用 prove、defend 等更常见的词替代。
真正押韵的是 indicate /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ 和 syndicate /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/（动词读法）：它们与 vindicate 的重读元音及之后部分相同。拼写上同样以 -icate 结尾的词不都押韵：communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ 重音在第二音节；duplicate /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/、complicate /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ 的重读元音不同；intricate /ˈɪntrɪkət/ 的结尾读作 /kət/ 而不是 /keɪt/。
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